| Hwang Hee-chan (second from right) in Leipzig is delighted with his teammates after scoring his second goal in the season against Wolfsburg. © AFP=News1 |
Julian Nagelsmann, RB Leipzig coach, smiled at the performance of Hwang Hee-chan (25), who operated the scorer after 174 days.
Leipzig won 2-0 in the 2020-21 DFB Pokal quarter-final against Wolfsburg at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany on the 4th (hereinafter Korean time).
Hwang Hee-chan, who started on the bench, stepped on the ground with a 39-minute substitution in the second half, ahead of 1-0, and scored a goal after 4 minutes of input. Hwang Hee-chan pushed a right-footed shot to score the goal after the cross that came up from the right side was hit by the goalkeeper.
Hwang Hee-chan’s goal was only six months after the DFB Focal’s 64th round against Nuremberg (second part) on September 12, last year’s debut match. Hwang Hee-chan scored two goals only in Focal, and has not yet scored in the league.
After the game, coach Nagelsmann said, “The players did their best to the end and I am happy to be able to win through a good game.”
He praised “Alexander Sørlot had a very good form,” and said, “It created a lot of opportunities and played a good defensive role.”
I did not forget the praise to Hwang Hee-chan, who operated the scorer after a long time. Coach Nagelsmann said, “Not only Sorolot, but Hwang Hee-chan, are very happy to score a goal.”
Hwang Hee-chan also said, “Thank you to everyone who congratulated me” through his SNS.
Ahead of the 2020-21 season, Hwang Hee-chan, who left Salzburg (Austria) and dressed in Leipzig uniform, struggled to adapt, such as being confirmed as a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
In the winter transfer market, England’s West Ham were rented, but Nagelsmann wanted to stay and stayed with the team.
Hwang Hee-chan has been taking the snow stamp of director Nagelsmann by gradually increasing his participation time. Hwang Hee-chan is expected to continue to have opportunities in the future as Leipzig has to meet a tight schedule such as the European Football Federation Champions League, Focal Cup, and Bundesliga.
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